The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1887-12-25
LOCAL BRIEFS.

TIE STORES and other places OF business
viii be closed to morrow.
WELLS FARGO Il Co g shipments yesterday
were: Base bullion, 81 coo.
7. r. JONES & Co. received, yesterday
GeTmania bullion, $IS9 II.
EACH EMPLOYEE of z. c n. 1. received
81 yesterday'in lieu of the usual turkey.
A SELECT Christmas ball will be given in
the Em yoTium Hall tomorrow evening.
ORsJN WILLIAMS and George Whipple
were arrested for being drunk yesterd4S
TAYLOR. RoMNEY & ARMSTRONG presen. ed
each of their employees yesterday with s.
gold piece.
THE aErUT1Es made call upon H. A.
Tuckett yesterday, but the gentleman Was
not at home.
TIE CITY took on metropolitan airs yester-
day. Q business done was far in excess
OF that Of year ago.
Hanauer bullion, $1,000; silver ana lead
ores, 81, 200. Total, 200.
THE MARRIAGE certificate of Charles z
EPicksoo aud Emma c Nyberg, has been
fled with the clerk of the Proba e Court.
K. MAcKINTosH, proprietor of the sam
piers at Sandy and Park City, yesterday
sent each of his employees the annual fat
turkey.
EAsIoN's POPULAR restaurant had heavy
run yesterday from sltGrS up town shop
ping. His cosy restaurant parlOrs are
decidedly popular.
Mr.. BAKER, registrar of the Eighth Pre-
einct will be at Williams coal Office from
I0to II 80, and from to s. every day this
week, except Monday.
THE Cliff House dinnes. to-day, will be
oae OF the grandest and most generous, and
the menu card is work of that will be
preserved as d souvenir of theOccasion.
If WEATHER is favorable and skating
good, the Utah Central VIII run trains to
the Lake on Monday as follows: Leaving
at II 80 q N and l 80 p m. Returning at
2 p m. and 4p.m.
POSTMASTER BARRATT presented each of
the employees at the Postofice with
turkey Yesterday This is something thai
has never occurred before, and the boys
wish to return thanks
INrHE Police Court yesterday, DR.. W. A
Sharp Walter Porcher and Alex. Me-
Kenzie were fined SIS each for being drunk.
For being drunk. profane and obscene,
J scob jacobson was fined $50.
BIsAPPREHENsoN seems to exist in
many quarters as to whether Monday is
legal holiday. The law states that when
Christmas New Years Day July 4th or
Decoration Day falls on Sunday. the day
following shall be the one observed
AMONG THE many firms who did The cor.
rect thing by heir employ es yesterday was
the old reliable house of Barnes & Davis.
Zach of their employees went home last
evening loaded with fat turkey, candies,
etc. OIL
THE VARIOUS hotels will have ample
spreads to day. VanHorne, at the Cont
mental; Brixen, at the Cliff; POdlech, at the
White; Ewing, at the Cullen, are all deter
mined that this years efforts hall eclipse
all former years The Continental Dill of
fare is work of high art.
TIE CHRISTMAS tree at the Empire
Market yesterday was a huge success, the
hundred and more gifts being distributed to
those who needed them most No similar
event ever passed off more pleasantly. The
gentlemen who, originated the idea were
certainly well repaid for their labors.
Mr. ROBERT R. ANDERSON, son of D. 8.
Anderson, Esq, and NJ IS Nettie Lstimer,
daughter of the late Thomas Latimer, Esq
we're markedly Judge Smith, on the 21st
reception to the young couple was
rendered at the house of the brides mother
on the evening of that day. We coDgratu-
late
AT THE last meeting of tho Chamber of
Commerce, a resolution was adopted in
structing the Chamber of Gomnerc com
mfttee on wool to call a meeting of the
action on the proposed reduction of the
tariff on wool Thus far nothing has been
heard from the committee in relation to the
matter, although they have been notified by
Secretary Forhan of the action taken by the
Chamber. If meeting is to be held at all,
1T should be held at once, and there is no
reason for delay.
ONE OF the most elegant displays of
poultry ever seen in this section of the
world, was made by Mr.. George f Brooks
the First South Street grocer, yesterday
morning, when the entire front of his
establishment was literally covered with
choice ducks, turkeys, geese. chickens etc
II W4s sPreao tHaV w,uIu nave been a
appreciate it, for long before night, it was
wreck, the poultry being quickly pur.
chased and sent off to various quarters OF
the city. One of the attractions was q
turkey which weighed twenty-three pounds
he disp ay was arranged by Mr.. T G.
Brooks.